Animated whistle



Nov. 4; I947. M. A. STRUMOR ANIMATED WHISTLE Filed June 1 1, 1946 IN V EN TOR. IMATHE' W A. STRUMOR A TTORNE 1.

Patented Nov. 4-, 1947 l'iED STATES PATENTOFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to toys or toy whistles or sound or noise makers, and the main object is the provision of a small device adapted to be blown into and so constructed that, with one end of the device constructed to simulate the head of an animal such as a wolf or other creature, o in any other suitable form, upon blowing into the device a sound will be given oif, and simultaneously therewith the ears of the Wolf's head will rise to a position of attention and the jaw will drop. The device might appropriately be termed a wolf whistle, in the slang of the day, to be used by young men in hailing, or calling the attention of, young girls, such young men being popularly and jokingly often referred to as wolves. Thus the invention presents a novel amusement device, which of course can serve as such for children as well as young men and women.

The above broad as well as additional and more specific objects will become apparent in the following description, wherein characters of reference refer to like-numbered parts in the accompanying drawing. It is to be noted that the drawing is intended solely for the purpose of illustration, and that it is neither desired nor intended to limit the scope of the invention to any or all of the features of construction shown excepting insofar as they may be deemed essential to the invention.

Referring briefly to the drawing,

Fig, 1 is a side elevational view of the toy or novelty.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line l l of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral It! indicates a tube or barrel having the reduced mouth end H and providing the continuous passage I2 through the device.

A member I3 is secured to the outer end of the barrel l0 and may be so shaped as to simulate the head of a wolf, as shown, or the head of any other creature, or any other desired simulation. As shown, the member I3 is formed of a continuous length of flat material, such as, for instance, sheet metal, so cut out that, when doubled back upon itself as shown in Fig. 2 it will form the two sides M which, in profile, simulate the head of a wolf. The above description and that to follow, in reference to the member or head I3, is to be taken as directed solely to the specific construction illustrated and not as a limitation to the scope of the invention, as in practise the head of the device would preferably be a complete threedimensional imitation of a wolfs head, with the top of the head l3 covered. The structure illustrated and herein described is in substantially simplified form to most clearly present the invention.

Pivotally mounted on a pin or pins I! between the Walls or jowls l6 of the head l3, through the media of turned down wings i5, is the lower jaw N3 of the head l3. The head I3 is secured to the end of the barrel ill by means of fiat connectors or arms IS, in any desired manner, such as, for instance, by soldering, or by having the arms l9 formed as integral extensions of the barrel and having their outer ends soldered to the jowls It.

A flap 20 has its upper end 2| deformed rearward and its upper extremity 23 deformed or curved forward to provide a hook or catch. At the end 2| turned back extensions or wings 24 are pivotally mounted on a pin 22 supported in upstanding wings 25 rigid with the barrel in. The flap 20 is adapted normally to lie against the open forward end of the barrel l0, and a wire spring 26, secured, as by solder, to one of the jowls l 6, extends diagonally downward across and against the flap Zll to maintain the flap yieldably in closed position against the barrel end.

A pin 21 is pivotally supported at the top of the opposed sides M of the head, and has a crank 28 rigid therewith. This crank has one end of a rod 29 pivoted to the extremity thereof, at 30, the other end of the rod being pivoted to the jaw I8 at 3|. A curved leaf spring 32 has its lower end secured to the jaw l8, as by solder, and extends upward in arched fashion, substantially as shown, with its upper end stopped by the leg 33 of an angle 34 secured, as by solder, to-and between the jowls I6. An arm 35 is rigid, at its base, with the pin 21 at such an angle with respect to the crank 28 that, when the jaw I8 is in the closed position shown in Fig. 3 the end of the arm 35 registers under the catch 23. It is now apparent that, when the barrel I0 is blown into, the pressure of the breath will swing the flap upward on its pivot against the force of the spring 26, in a counterclockwise direction, Fig. 3, thereby limit stop to the clockwise movement of the crank 28 and hence also of the jaw I8.

Members 31, simulating in profile the ears of a wolf, are secured at their bases to the extremities of the pin 21 which extends through the sides 14 and has its ends peened against the ears 31 so that the ears are rigid with this pin and turn with it. Hence, as is obvious, as the jaw 18 opens in the manner described, the ears 3! will rise from the normal lowered position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to the raised position shown in broken lines.

As a means of giving off a sound simultaneously with the action above described, upon blowing into the barrel at the mouth end II, a windoperated diaphragm construction of standard type has been shown at 38. A well-shaped wall 39 is formed integrally with the barrel Hi, near the end I l, with an opening upward therethrough communicating with the opening I2. A peripheral shoulder 40 is formed at the base of the wall 36, on which rests a ring H in which a diaphragm 42 is i'mbedd'ed or mounted. A perforated cap 43 registers in the well 39 and frictionally engages the well wall while holding the diaphragm in place. As is well known with such sounding devices, blowing intothe barrel Ill while accompanying the blowing with a hum, will set the diaphragm'vibrating and cause it to give off a musical sound. If desired, of course, a suitable whistle might be substituted for the sounder 38.

Thus, blowing into the barrel as stated, will cause the musical sound to be given'oif and simultaneously will cause the mouth of the wolis head to open and the ears to rise to attention. The ears'and the jaw I8 are restored to their original position simply by either closing the jaw 18 or lowering the ears.

"Obviously, modifications in form and structure ma be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

l1. Adevice "of the class described comprising a tubular housing having a passage therethrough, a rigid member mounted on said housing adjacent one end of said passage, a shafttransversely and pivotally mounted in said member and havin ean-likem'emb'ers rigid on the ends thereof, a flap valve pivotally suspended from the upper portion of said housing and normally positioned against said end of said passage to substantially close the same, the upper end of said valve having an up ward extension, said extension being deformed to provide a friction catch, said shaft having a rod rigid therewith at right angles thereto, the extremity of said rod normally registering in said catch, said ears normally being positioned substantially parallel with the axis of said passage, resilient means urging said Valve against said end of said passage, a tongue pivotally mounted at the rear end of the lower portion of said rigid member, a crank rigid with said shaft, a second rod having one end pivoted to said crank and the other end pivoted to said tongue, resilient means urging said tongue to swing away from said member, said tongue when said first rod registers in said catch as aforesaid being normally positioned substantially against said member, blowing into the other end of said passage causing said flap to swing outward from said first end of the passage and to release said first rod from said catch thereby enabling said last-named resilient means to swing said tongue away from said member thereby causing said second rod to turn said shaft through an arc to swing said ears upwardly to substantially right angles to said axis.

2. The device set forth in claim 1, said housing having a wind-actuated sound producer mounted thereon and in communication with said passage.

3. The device set forth in claim 1, said member having a limit stop limiting the arc of swing of said ears and said tongue upon said release of said first rod.

MATHEW A. STRUMOR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 772,411 Fox Oct. 1-8, 1904 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 383,614 Great Britain Feb. 12, 1931 

